Dr. Neivin Shalabi - New Directions for Engaging International Students: Capitalizing on Service-Learning as an Asset-based Approach
Join us for an engaging conversation with Dr. Neivin Shalabi as she discusses how we use academic service-learning on facilitating international students' transitions to Canadian life and academia.
International students are increasing rapidly in Canada. They bring considerable assets to their host institutions. However, they encounter significant challenges. Join Dr. Neivin Shalabi as she reports on the findings of a qualitative study that explored the impact of participating in academic service-learning on facilitating international students' transitions to Canadian life and academia. The findings spark ideas for faculty and administrators to prepare optimum learning experiences for this student body.
About the speaker
Dr. Neivin Shalabi
Kimberly Elias-Cartwright is the Manager, Strategic Initiatives for Student Life at the University of Toronto, where she works on facilitating a variety of strategic administrative projects to help advance the goals and priorities of the Division and University. Previously, she helped implement Co-Curricular Record at the University of Toronto and a suite of Engaged Learning Tools at the University of California, San Diego. She has her final oral exam for her PhD dissertation on August 4th, 2021 and is looking forward to sharing her research as she prepares for her defense.